The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-24
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Forest.
DEPCrY GRAND DIcTAToRs.
Henry Strauss, Jackson; ]. A. Gulley,
Meridian; G. G.. billiard, Macon; j. j.
Gordon, Fayette; Monroe Smith, Wesson ;
B. Mas, Canton; B. f. Brister, Bogue
Chitto T. w Stevens, Durant; t. j. Hum
ter, Sardis A G. Dubard, Grenada; d.
H. Wallace, Goodman w. G. Besonette,
Tupelo J. II. Shipman, West Point; w.
B. Benjamin, Osyka H. J. Gill, Senatobia ;
A. S. Buchanan, fernando.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND DIcTAToRs AND
THEIR DISTRICTS.
First District-J A. Sudoth, Clarkes-
dale. Counties-Tunica, Coahoma and
Quitman. =,
Second District-Theo. Pohl, Greenville.
| Counties Bolivar, Washington and Sun
| flower.
Third District-Henry Heilbroner, Hol-
" Springs Counties-DeSoto, Tate and
Marshall.
Fourth Districts. NJ. Howry, Oxford.
Counties Benton, Lafayette and alo-
busha.
Fifth District-John B. Martin, Pickens.
Counties Montgomery, Attala, Carroll,
Holmes, Lefore, Webster, Choctaw and
| Grenada.
sixth District-O. E. Hubbell, Yazoo
City. Countles-Madison, Leake and
Yazoo.
MaversviIle. Counties w arren, Claiborne,
Sharkey and Issaquena.
Eighth District-N. II. blanchard,
| Brookhaven. Counties-Pike, Lawrence,
| Lincoln and Marion.
Ninth Dis..-st-W. D. Cauldfield, Clos
ter Counties-Adams, Jefferson, Frank
| lin, Amite and Wilkinson.
| Tenth DIstrict-A. 2. Hand, Shubuta.
Counties-W Wayne, ClarFe, Jasper, Newton,
Lauderdale, Kemper and Neshoba.
Eleventh District. B. Watts, Lauder
dale. Counties = Noxubee, Winston,
Lowndes and Oktibbeha.
Twelfth District-C. w. Gibson, Aber-
deem. Counties Monroe, Chickasaw, Clay
and Itawamba.
Thirteenth District-N. B. Holt, Ripley.
Coanties--Prentiss, Alcorn, Tippah and
| Tishomingo.
Fourteenth District-C. c. Campbell,
Jackson. Counties-Hinds, Rankin, Scott,
Copiah, Smith, Simpson and Covington.
Fifteenth District-C. H. Brown, Pear
| lington. Counties-Hancock, Harrison,
jackson, Greene, Perry and Jones.
Sixteenth District-L. w. Mackey,
| Water Valley. Counties-Tallahatchie
Pamela, Lee, Pontotoc, Calhoun and
Union.
All Grand Officers required to execute
bond, will please promptly forward their
bonds to the Chairman of the Grand
Trustees, Bro. Jacob Gattman, at Aoer'
deem.
The Commissions of the Deputy and Dis
trict Deputy Grand Dictators, with blank
bonds, will be forwarded to those officers,
and they will please execute and return
their bonds to me for approval.
My BROTHERS: In entering upon the dis
charge of the high duties imposed upon
me as the Chief Officer of great Order IN
this Jurisdiction, beg to assure you that
am profoundly sensible of the response
bilities of the trust, and | appeal TO you
for your aid and encouragement IN the
work before me.
The Supreme Lodge, presided over by
brothers Of approved courage and ability
recognizing the splendid opportunities thai
present themselves for the spread oil tnt
Order, has adopted wise measures to accom-
pIish this, and also to accomplish anew tns
zeal of the present membership. To thu
end faithful and competent men Will yisl
different portions of our State, and by per
sonal contact with the members and public
addresses, will properly present our grea
| aims and achievements, Your Granc
Lodge was honored by visit from Supreme
Dictator Gratz His wise counseis ant
paternal advice in the Lodge room, and hi
public address-able practical and worthy
of his high office-haye done much to re
new devotion to the o. Nj. A. within oul
ranks. and to let others know what we ar
and what we have DONE Indeed, all owe
the land the omens are suspicious ant
clearly indicate an early and large increas:
of membership. The wonderful career ant
the beautiful tenets OF the knights o
Honor are to be brought home to the heart
and homes Of the people, and when known
| they will meet the commendation OF al
good men. Shall the Jurisdiction OF Mis-
sissippi prove laggard in the Grand March
Hundreds of good men and true IN on
! midst. are ready to join US if we but dlrec
their steps into our sacred portals. Shai
we prove unmindful of the obligation u
!. this regard, which we have each assumed
The Grand Lodge has offered the tollowin
: premiums to Lodges reporting the creates
: increase of membership for the year endin
| June 80, 1888:
To the Lodge showing the greatest Increase 80
l To the npcge showing the next greatest m
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